David Bowie 1947-2016: life and career in pictures

A string of albums followed, before 1972's The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
And The Spiders From Mars and the birth of his alien alter-ego made him an
international star. The album, which tells the story of an alien rock star,
saw Bowie indulge his eye for the theatrical with a string of live shows and
television appearances that saw him conquer America and create an
otherworldly reputation that still clings to him. At the same time, he was
producing albums for Lou Reed and Iggy Pop and writing one of his greatest
songs – All The Young Dudes – which he promptly gave away to
Mott The Hoople, who had a massive hit with it. Bowie is seen here in June
1972 as Ziggy and the Spiders From Mars perform Starman on ITV's 'Lift Off'.